The Employer or Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier Chooses Which Doctor the Injured Employee Can See for Treatment

The Employer or Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier Chooses Which Doctor the Injured Employee Can See for Treatment

If you were injured at work, you are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. But you are not entitled to choose your own doctor for treatment. However, in certain cases, your workers’ compensation attorney in New Jersey may be able to negotiate with your employer or the insurance company to allow you to continue seeing your own practitioner.

It’s Your Employer’s Choice Which Doctor You Can See

When you are injured on the job, your employer or your employer’s insurance company has the right to select the doctors who will provide you with the necessary treatment. Because your employer or its insurance company is responsible for paying the medical expenses, they want to make sure you are seeing a medical professional they trust to provide you with only the medical treatments and services you need at a reasonable price.

As such, your workers’ compensation attorney in New Jersey will warn you not to see an unauthorized treating doctor because your employer will not pay the doctor’s fees or the treatment provided.

Exception to the Rule

In certain situations, such as when the individual has a long history with their family doctor, this rule of the employer controlling the employee’s choice of physician may cause great problems. If you are in such a situation, your attorney may be able to obtain the cooperation of the insurance company to allow you to continue with your own doctor. However, this will only work if your workers’ compensation attorney in New Jersey can prove that your doctor’s bill are reasonable and comparable to the other doctors in the insurance company’s network.

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For more information about which doctors you can visit for your at-work injuries or if you can qualify for an exception to continue seeing your own doctor, you should consult with an experienced workers’ compensation attorney in New Jersey.

To schedule a complimentary consultation, call Dan Matrafajlo at (908) 248-4404 for a free consultation.

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